Free health clinic offered at Madison Elementary

Western University of Health Sciences' Pomona Community Health Action Team will conduct a free health clinic Dec. 15 at Madison Elementary School.

The clinic will be from 9 a.m. to noon at Madison Elementary, 351 W. Phillips Blvd.

Those attending the clinic will be able to have free physical wellness exams which include a full physical examination, blood pressure screening, glucose tests, and body mass index calculation, according to a statement from the university.

Participants of all ages are welcome.

Children's educational activities will be offered.

Through such clinics the team is seeking to provide accessible health care and meeting some of the community's needs, the statement said.

"We hope to provide wellness physicals to people who might not otherwise get them," said Emily Utschig, a second-year student in the University's College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific program and president of the Pomona Community Health Action Team. "We can refer them to low-cost or free clinics where they can get follow-up care as needed."

"We have a large team of students ready and willing to learn in order to positively contribute to the Pomona community," said Peter Baum, a second-year student in the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific program and the Action Team's vice president.